Frans Timmermans @TimmermansEU@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal @vonderleyen @EU_Commission | he/him
Joined Apr 2022
There’s strong willingness in 🇪🇪 to shape this just transition. In Ida-Viru mayor Raik & local businesses work on new opportunities for the region, with impressive plans of Ragn Sells to reuse oil shale ash. The project exemplifies how, in a circular economy trash can become cash
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1527373139348705282
Very good to meet president @AlarKaris, @ratasjuri, and the 🇪🇪 parliament today. We discussed Estonia’s climate and environment policies, and the need for a just transition for the country’s oil shale regions. @EU_Commission will support Ida-Viru on its way to climate neutrality.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1527373115541467155
🌳Trees are our best allies in the fight against the climate and biodiversity crises: they purify our air, cool cities, and take up CO2
By 2030, we need to have planted #3BillionTrees in the EU
The tree counter will enable everyone to contribute, whether it's 1 tree or 100!⬇️
RT @EU_ENV: 📣 Our brand new MapMyTree web app is out!
Everyone in 🇪🇺 can now report their planted trees to count towards the objective of #3BillionTrees…
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1524654615177932801
RT @EUClimateAction: By 2030, we want to plant #3BillionTrees across Europe - and you can help us get there!
Tomorrow, we will open our MapMyTree App for all 🇪🇺 citizens to register their planted 🌲🌳🌴
Watch the launch event with @VSinkevicius at 17.00 CEST 👇
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/events/launch-3-billion-trees-counter-individuals-2022-05-11_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1523993978835804163
RT @EUClimateAction: Peace, freedom, democracy & justice. 🕊️
These are our Union's 🇪🇺 values we cherish today & every day.
Together, we can build a stronger, safer, more sustainable 🌍 within & beyond our borders.
Discover more about the EU:
https://europeday.europa.eu/index_en
#EuropeDay #StandWithUkraine
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1523602821698166791
RT @EU_Commission: Peace is the heart of our Union 🕊️
Today, when Russia's aggression against Ukraine breaches international law, we stand united in supporting our Ukrainian friends.
Peace has no alternative.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1523550802123497472
RT @EU_ENV: 📣 Join us at the #EUOpenDay
Visit the #EUGreenDeal village and try our virtual reality #PollinatorPark experience! Explore a future without #EUPollinators and learn how you can protect the last remaining 🦋🐞🐝
📆 7 May, Berlaymont building, Brussels
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1522522406203625474
RT @EU_ENV: 📆 Mark your calendars!
On 11 May, we will open our MapMyTree counter for all 🇪🇺 citizens to register their planted 🌲🌳 as part of the #3BillionTrees Pledge
Join us at 17:00 CEST for the LIVE launch event with @VSinkevicius: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/events/launch-3-billion-trees-counter-individuals-2022-05-11_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1521834816202752000
RT @EUClimateAction: After 2 years, we can finally open our doors & welcome you back for #EuropeDay ! 🇪🇺🌟
Join us at the Green Deal Village to talk about EU climate action & how we can build a greener Europe together.
⏰ Saturday 7 May, 10h – 18h
📍 Berlaymont, Brussels
👉 https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/europe-day-open-doors-2022_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1521554841469956096
RT @EUAgri: What should the EU do to make our food system more sustainable? 🌱
We want your opinion.
Participate in the #EUFarm2Fork public consultation by answering the online survey.
👉 https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13174-Sustainable-food-system-setting-up-an-EU-framework/public-consultation_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1520801038600740867
While our immediate outlook is reassuring, we @EU_Commission remain vigilant: synthetic fertilizers’ high price can have an impact in 2023. This is another reason to optimize use and shift to precision farming and other sustainable practices. #CAP national plans must support this
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982986023817216
With a 2°C temp⬆️wheat yields in parts of Europe could decline 10-50%. We are rapidly losing pollinators: 50% of EU land in need of pollination faces a deficit. Extreme droughts bring billions in damages, and soil erosion already costs €50 bn per year.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982978675392512
Stopping the transition to sustainable food systems in line with the #FarmToFork and #biodiversity strategies is not the solution, even though some may try to use Russia’s war on Ukraine as a pretext to do so.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982970173632513
It’s clear that reduced production and uncertainty about exports from Ukraine and Russia carry significant risks for both food availability and affordability in Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. Tackling this is a question of logistics and finance, not supply.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982962271563776
In fact, about ⅔ of cereals in the EU are used as animal feed. Human consumption accounts for the remaining ⅓ and biofuels take up 3%.
Meanwhile, 20% of EU food (about 88 million tonnes per year) is lost or wasted.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982954788933632
The EU is largely self-sufficient for several key food products.
Production in 2022 of cereals, rapeseed, and sunflower is projected to surpass the previous 5-year average.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982947973181440
Is food supply in the EU at risk due to Putin’s war against Ukraine? No
Is there a problem on global maize🌽and wheat🌾markets? Yes
Is this a reason to throw sustainability targets and #FarmToFork overboard? Definitely not
Here’s why 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519982940331167748
RT @EUAgri: Just published: 🇪🇺 Commission's observation letters to 19 Member States on their proposed #CAP strategic plans, and the comments sent by the Member States in response.
On our website ⤵️ #NewCAP
https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/cap-strategic-plans/obervation-letters_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519599240800051200
RT @EUClimateAction: 📣 Event Alert 📣
On 29 April, a group of European citizens, including #EUClimatePact Ambassadors, will be joining @TimmermansEU to discuss:
🚌Green mobility
⚡Energy transition
🥕Sustainable food consumption
Tune in at 10AM CEST to watch live online👇https://europa.eu/climate-pact/news/shaping-climate-transition-citizens-take-floor-2022-04-25_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1519246569173827584
Great conversation with First Lady @EmineErdogan, whose work on zero waste makes her a true champion for the environment, and who helps lead Turkey's climate ambition. We discussed the importance of 🇪🇺-🇹🇷cooperation to reduce microplastics from textiles and smart farming.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/TimmermansEU/status/1517129426886184960
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal @vonderleyen @EU_Commission | he/him
Joined Apr 2022
